‘Spectacular man’: Final goodbyes to pioneer tradesman
A former butcher and Energex worker who helped build the Gympie and Cooloola Coast electricity network has been farewelled.
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Farmers ‘in limbo’ as they count down to Powerlink reveal
‘Powerless’ landowners in the path of proposed high voltage lines to connect the Borumba pumped hydro facility to the state’s power grid are suffering mental anguish and uncertainty as they wait to learn their fate.
Revealed: Postcodes where you pay $200 less for water
New data on council water services across the Wide Bay and Burnett have revealed which parts of the region are paying top dollar for their water, and where residents are winning with cheaper prices.
Blue green algae no threat to town water supply: council
Gympie Regional Council has hosed down fears the recent detection of blue green algae at its Kinbombi water source threatened a repeat of 2019, in which an outbreak crippled the town’s water supply.
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PHOTOS: Complete list of Gympie Eisteddfod award winners
The Pavilion was transformed into a hive of artistic achievement this week as the region’s popular youth Eisteddfod got underway despite having to jump a long list of Covid-19 hurdles.
Popular Gympie businesswomen up for AusMumpreneur awards
Nominee was inspired to start an online blog 10 years ago after she was made redundant from her job while pregnant with her second child, while she and her husband were also in the middle of building their own home.
Vicious anti-vax trolls attack young woman over Pfizer jab
A woman in her 20s who has booked in to get the Pfizer vaccine has been left distraught and horrified after cruel ‘keyboard warriors’ attacked for daring to say why she wanted to get vaccinated.
Mary Street’s fabulous ‘tree boulevard’ on death row
The stunning leopard trees that have created shade and beauty in Mary Street for decades might all have to go because of reported hazards being caused by their roots and seed pods, with two of the biggest ones are already on death row.
Woman in serious condition after horror motorbike crash
Emergency services were called to the scene on Sandy Creek Road at 12.27pm, with a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman revealing a woman aged in her 50s was being treated at the scene.
‘Weirdest sensation’: Gympie woman wins $520k
She was home alone when she found out about her win and says she will keep going in to work: ‘I couldn’t believe it. I was pretty excited but also scared – I couldn’t comprehend if it was real or not.’
‘Ecstatic’: Cutest kid in Gympie region revealed
It was a tight race, with three finalists battling it out for the title of “cutest kid” in the Gympie region, but one two-year-old boy has come out on top. See who won here:
‘Mass exodus’ of lockdown holidayers dodge Gympie region
The Bruce Highway heading north towards Gympie was a carpark just before South East Queensland went into lockdown last weekend. Just where all those travellers ended up remains a mystery.
‘Please stay home’: Lockdown escapees flee to Gympie
Restaurant owners immediately north of the South East Queensland lockdown are pleading for people to obey travel restrictions after being forced to turn away groups and individuals leaving lockdown seeking respite and a chance to dine out.
Gympie community to unite for special retro Relay for Life
Event organisers said this week the Gympie community will unite under the stars, “raise vital funds and share their hope for a future free from cancer” as the Relay comes to the South school from 12pm to 9pm on October 30.
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